News and Events for Researchers

07.09.2021

In her doctoral dissertation, Pinja Näkki, a researcher at the Finnish Environment Institute, has experimentally studied…

06.09.2021

The deforestation of the tropical rainforests is progressing unstoppably. According to scientists at the Helmholtz…

27.08.2021

The risks posed by climate change and the adaptation measures required to address those risks are usually evaluated…

Invasive alien species cause serious negative impacts to biodiversity. Source: Giedriius, Adobe Stocks 2021
23.08.2021

Invasive Alien Species (IAS) are animals or plants introduced accidentally or deliberately into a new environment, where…

13.08.2021

The report on the Physical Science Basis of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published on Monday states…

27.07.2021

The EU Forest Strategy has been the topic at Finnish family gatherings, summer events and in the social media during the…

20.07.2021

US tariffs on aluminium increased prices for US importers and consumers without any major effect on US imports from the…

19.07.2021

A study recently published by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre assesses how best to identify at the European level…

Catching a big blue barrel floating on the ocean surface in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch from the German research vessel SONNE during expedition SO268/3 crossing the North Pacific Ocean. Photo: Roman Kroke / UFZ
02.07.2021

Current rates of plastic emissions globally may trigger effects that we will not be able to reverse, argues a new study…

02.07.2021

We all have our own morning routines: rising from bed, jumping in the shower, getting dressed - maybe making a morning…